Commercially Pure Silver vs. C66200 Brass

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

Commercially Pure Silver UNS C66200 Nickel Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 29
Elongation at Break, %		8.0 to 15

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 190
Shear Strength, MPa		270 to 300

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		150

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		35

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 16

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		170
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		86.6 to 91

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0.3 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.050 to 0.2

Silver (Ag), %		99.9 to 100
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0.2 to 0.7

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		6.5 to 12.9

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5